Sweep the World

The banner of the Han army reappeared in the Western Regions. Although it stopped in Shanshan, the shock to the Western Regions was absolutely no less than a magnitude ten earthquake.

The Western Regions were controlled by the Central Plains dynasty from the Western Han Dynasty. The Western Han Dynasty was actually just a kind of status, and did not have too strong control. In fact, there were not many garrisons in the first Western Regions. At least there were only a few hundred frontier soldiers. At that time, even if the "state" appointed the governor was established, the governor actually only had the right to report, and there were not many local rights. The central government adopted an absolute centralized system.

From the Eastern Han Dynasty to re-control the Western Regions and re-establish the Western Regions Protectorate, it can be regarded as an increase in the number of permanent garrisons, but in many cases it is about 3,000 people, sometimes reaching 20,000. If the number of troops stationed in the Western Regions is sufficient, the control over the countries of the Western Regions will of course be stronger. Dozens of people dared to rush into a king's palace to kill the king, basically it happened frequently in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The rule of the Central Plains by nomads is something that the countries of the Western Regions know. They were surprised that the rule of the Jie tribe collapsed too quickly, and the re-emergence of the Han was fast enough. What was even more worried was that the Han re-emerged and included the Western Regions again. control.

With countries in the Western Regions cheering up the "Han Threat Theory", the news about the establishment of a Han empire in the East was also widely spread. The first to face this news was Yueban, Xiongni and Wusun.

Yueban and the Xiongni will pay attention to it, because the descendants of the Northern Xiongnu and the Han people are immortal enemies. The former Han army only knew where the Northern Huns were. They traveled thousands of miles and expedition regardless of the cost. The authenticity of "Zhu".

It comes from knowing that the other party exists and crusades at all costs. The remaining descendants of the Northern Huns definitely have reasons to be nervous, but although they have the right to speak in Yueban and the Huns, they cannot influence the national policies of the two countries, and there is not much they can do. .

Wusun's current situation is not good. They first hugged the thighs of the Huns to rise, and then hugged the thighs of the Han Empire to become the hegemony of the Western Regions. The Xiongnu and the Han Empire collapsed one after another. The joint counterattack was later hit by the Persians and Arabs advancing eastward. Not only did the territory shrink again and again, the overall strength also declined severely.

If anyone in the Western Regions is most excited about the re-emergence of the Han in the East, it is undoubtedly the Wusun people, they are even brewing another marriage.

The countries of the Western Regions are bluffing, and the Hungarians are bluffing, and it is difficult for the Persian Sassan not to pay attention.

The current Persian Sassanids have recovered and began to gain an advantage in the war against Rome. They didn't care much about the re-emergence of the Han. After all, no matter how strong the Han Empire is, the two countries are separated by several countries, and they are also on the road. It's really too far away.

What interested the Persian Sassanids was that they found that the share of sea trade between Rome and the Gupta dynasty was declining repeatedly, and it was almost cut off within a few months. Only after investigating did they know that the Gupta dynasty was facing the invasion of the Han imperial navy. The moment is overwhelming.

Persian Sassan originally thought that the rise of the Han people had nothing to do with them. What they thought was that the Silk Road on the road was expected to be restored. After a little thinking about how to collect the tolls on the Silk Road on the road, the Han people’s force extended to the Gupta dynasty. It's the same.

The Gupta dynasty had a lot of trade share with Rome, and even Rome had repeatedly purchased weapons from the Gupta dynasty, so the Persian Sassanid was of course hostile to the Gupta dynasty.

In addition, the Persian Sassanian navy actually often had maritime conflicts with the Gupta navy. It was the Persian Sassanian navy that wanted to cut off Roman maritime trade. The Gupta dynasty’s emphasis on maritime trade with Rome could not be ignored, and it was only natural to have a contest. .

It was a bit late for the Persian Sassan to know about the situation of Asanyang, and they actually did not guess that the scale would be so large that they just came to find that the Gupta dynasty had assembled a large fleet of more than 1,000 ships to fight the Han Empire desperately. To tell the truth It was really scared.

At this moment, Egutai Bachram led a fleet of twelve warships, hanging from a distance outside the large fleet led by Katluk Karp.

"It's not just us, but all the countries that have the power to spy on have sent fleets." Kuslau Thorodeas, Ergutai Bachram's deputy, pointed to the black spot in the distance and said: The fleet of people is not far from us."

Nowadays, the Serb nations are not too few. They initially lived in the Western Regions and even lived in the Hexi, but they were repeatedly driven by the Da Yue people and gradually moved westward. The Serb is a white-skinned race. It was once fused into the Guishuang Empire. Later, the Guishuang Empire collapsed and became an independent nation again. The largest Serb country is currently called Two Satraps. There are many Serbs living in the states of Asan, including the Sassanid dynasty in the east and southeast. There are also a considerable number of Serbs.

"A large fleet of five hundred ships!" Egutai Bachram looked at the large area of ​​the Gupta fleet in the distance, and said with some trepidation: "They (Gupta) have more ships that haven't been in battle."

"Gupta is a maritime power." Kuslau Sorodyas felt that this point, including them, was not comparable to Rome. What he was puzzled was: "The re-emergence of the Han Empire did not make a big fight in the Western Regions, but instead It’s an invasion from the sea, which is very unusual."

There are too many legends about the Han Empire. Just defeating and forcing the Xiongnu to flee west is an epic achievement. No one can deny the strength of the Han Empire on land, but no one has ever heard of the Han Empire on the sea. .

"We can recover after being ravaged by the Romans. Of course, the Han Empire, which was once one of the four great empires, can also." Egutai Bachram was summoned by Shapur II before departure, temporarily making up for it. With little understanding of the Han Empire, he said: "In ancient times, we had established alliances with the Han people, and we never had an antagonism. For the Han Empire to invade the Gupta dynasty, it is a happy thing to see."

Parthia and the Han Empire had established diplomatic relations, but that was during the reign of Liu Che. Zhang Qian was the envoy of the Han Empire, and the Parthia Empire made a lot of noise to welcome the Han empire. Riding equipment only sent 20,000, and a group of steps approached 100,000. It was the largest envoy of another country in history.

Liu Che's contact with Parthia was to form an ally. It happened under the premise that the Dayue people could not be persuaded to return to the east, and he was eager to have an ally in the West to attack the Huns. However, at that time, Parthia and Rome had both become dog-headed, and the Parthian Empire was not interested in fighting the Huns at all. On the contrary, it also thought that after the alliance with the Han Empire, the Han army could join the war against the Romans. . The two sides wanted the same, but no one was interested in listening to anyone, and they left friendly relations without forming actual allies. However, in the official records of Parthia, the Han Empire was indeed regarded as an ally.

Parthian country was subjugated and Persian Sassanian re-established and rose. Whether it was for shame or benefit, the war between Persian Sassanian and Rome did not stop. Unlike the Parthian period, Persian Sassanian is now in an advantage. On the other side, the advantage is not obvious, and the potential enemies of the Persian Sasanian are much more than those in the Parthian period.

"Because Rome could not obtain arms purchases from Gupta, we defeated the Romans again on the Syrian battlefield." Egutai Bachram took a deep breath of the sea breeze and laughed: "I sincerely hope that the Han Empire can defeat the Gupta. The fleet, and has been blocking Gupta on land."

Today’s Han Empire is no longer the Han Dynasty that it used to be. No country, including the Persian Sassanids, can tell that point. No one except the Persian Sassanids has a good impression of the new Han kingdom, but no matter what they are. Attitude, no one knows what strength Han has.

The sea is far wider than the land, and ships sailing on the sea can move more space without being blocked by mountains. Katluk Karp, who commanded the Gupta dynasty's large fleet, does not drive the following ships of various countries. This is to let all countries once again see the power of the Gupta dynasty on the sea.

The large fleet of 500 ships of various types is unswervingly sailing towards the predetermined target. Anyone including the Gupta fleet is guessing when the Han Guo fleet will appear. Many people can’t wait to take a look at Han Guo. How much power is there on the sea.

What was counterproductive was that until the large fleet advancing again and again, you could see the distant coastline. The Han Chinese navy that everyone was looking forward to was a small formation that followed, and there was no large fleet going to the sea to fight.

"What we know is that the Han Empire will not have more than 300 warships in this sea area at most." Kapil Malik did not return to his warship formation. He was left behind by Katluk Kapu in the flagship. As an intelligence officer. He said naturally: "We have dispatched a large fleet of 500 ships, and their ships are far fewer than ours. It is a sensible act not to fight."

The distant coastline is visible to the naked eye, and the large fleet of the Gupta Dynasty is already preparing for formation. They are confused about the fact that Han has no warships to fight against, but most of them feel that the Han Empire thinks it can't fight it before going out to fight.

"So..." Katluk Karp said with a smile, touching his chin, "Should we stop outside and send an envoy to negotiate, or attack it directly?"

"Judging from past examples, the Han people do not appear to be talkative, on the contrary they show a barbarous and rude side." Kapil Malik said it is also true that the Han Chinese navy was able to take prisoners but it was sunk every time. He gave his own opinion: "To let the Han Empire face our strength, we must first defeat them, and then come to communicate."

Five hundred ships of various types lined up to be a large area. After Katluk Karp made a decision, a formation of about 70 ships left the formation and moved forward on its own.

The seventy Gupta naval formations in the battle slowly turned into a triangle as they moved forward. The big warships were basically arranged in the forward position, and the wings were some small but flexible ships.

Zampt Warren is the commander of this formation. His warship is placed in the position of the spear, wide-eyed and watching the front, and as he approaches, he can see the water village above the water.

The water village on the side of the Pingman Captain's Department looked very large, extending directly to the sea for nearly one mile, and the width was more than three miles. Looking at it at this moment, there are soldiers running everywhere in the water village. From the outside to the inside, you can also see the rows of moored warships. They are high enough to look inside. Except for the moored warships in the front, the back is at all. It's just emptiness.

At this time, the rain did not stop. Under the heavy rain, the view was limited, and the farther place was hazy. Zampte Warren’s ears heard the sound of war drums, and the water villages could also be undulating. The propaganda was that no Han ships would come out to fight.

"Ready for the crossbow!"

Of course, the Gupta Navy has no shortage of warships equipped with bed crossbows. Otherwise, it is not qualified to be called a maritime power. As their triangular formations get closer and closer to the Han military water village, they gradually line up in a straight line without encountering obstacles. , Followed by a side-by-side array line, with warships equipped with bed crossbows arranged in front.

Zampt Warren was about to order the bed crossbow to be cast, but saw that there were quite a few bright spots in the Hanjun Water Village.

It is impossible for the Han Army Water Village not to arrange long-range attack equipment. Nowadays, there is no shortage of countries that have installed the bed crossbow, which can be used as the invention country (civilization) of the bed crossbow. The range of the bed crossbow of the Han people is still in the forefront. .

On the side of the lead fleet of the Gupta Dynasty, they saw the bright spots of the Han Army water village rise into the air, and the commands of "launch the bed crossbow" and "prepare to guard against arrows" were mixed and roared out.

Under the haze of rain, all the forces in the distance can see the bright spots of meteors constantly drawn across the sky of that sea area. It is not just a bed crossbow firing. In fact, bows and crossbows also join the battlefield. .

"It's a dreamlike scene!" Egutai Bachram looked at the dense bright spots in the sky in the distance ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ and also saw the fire broke out in the leading formation of the Gupta dynasty and the Han army water village. He was extremely amazed. Said: "Such a picture is rare."

Kuslau Thorodeas has been paying attention to the Han Chinese navy formation that has long appeared, reminding Egutai Bachram, and saying: "The battleship formation of the Han Empire is meeting."

There are five or six groups of Han Chinese warships following the Jidu fleet. With three warships in each group, there will be no more than 20 warships at most. They are indeed rendezvous, and the captains of the warships also rely on torches to communicate semaphores.

These Han Chinese navy who went out to carry out raid warfare did not know the plan of the Pingman Captain's Department. They had been trailing and did not launch an attack before. They were waiting for a fleet to come out of the home port. After waiting for so long, the Gupta Navy also launched an offensive against the home port. , Knowing that the number of warships on your side is too small to launch an attack is tantamount to sending you to death, but he kept watching without intending.

"Fifteen warships dare to launch an attack on hundreds of enemy ships?" Egutai Bachram has guessed what the peripheral Han Navy wants to do: "It's worthy of calling out,'Though a strong man is far away, he must be punishable. 'The nation!"

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